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Exercise 3 Complete this essay with appropriate

words and expressions from the box.

A fat B.carbohydrates C. fast food D. harvest 

E. malnutrition F minerals G. vitamins H. scarcity

Most children enjoy eating (1) _____________, but

scientific tests have shown us that burgers and pizzas

can lack essential (2) _____________ and (3)

 _____________ which are essential for health and

growth, while simultaneously containing large amounts

of (4) _____________ and (5) _____________

which can result in obesity and heart problems. Many

children end up suffering from (6) _____________,

since they eat too much of the wrong sort of food. In

fact, in many areas of the developed world, a lot of

children show similar symptoms to those in poorer

developing countries, where (7) _____________ offood causes thousands of deaths from starvation,

especially in the wake of natural disasters which ruin

crops and in some cases totally destroy the annual (8)

 _____________.Prepositions Choose the best answer in each case.

1. The next monthly meeting is _____ 2 April.

(A) on (B) at (C) in (D) with

2. Your completed application form must arrive _____

2 October at the latest.

(A) in (B) at (C) during (D) by

3. The company has been running its Houston office _____ the beginning of 2003.

(A) for (B) at (C) since (D) in

4. Mrs. Lebrowski is my boss: I've worked _____ her

for five years.

(A) over (B) between (C) through (D) under 

5. Traveling _____ Europe by train is a wonderful and

unique experience.

(A) by (B) across (C) at (D) on

6. The hotel is happy to provide its guests _____

soap, shampoo and other toiletries free of charge.

(A) with (B) for (C) under (D) during

7. The average commuter journey _____ work takes

47 minutes. (A) by (B) to (C) at (D) on 

8. The duty manager is responsible _____ dealing with

any problems that customers have.

(A) about (B) with (C) against (D) for

9. All office paperwork has to be filed: don't throw

anything _____.(A) down (B) out (C) up (D) over 

10. The night train _____ Washington, D.C. arrives in

Miami early the next morning.

(A) by (B) with (C) at (D) from11. Commuters rely _____ a punctual, comfortable and

safe public transport service to get them to work.

(A) on (B) for (C) about (D) to

12. The seminar has been moved from Wednesday

 _____ Friday. (A) until (B) for (C) to (D) by 

13. Employees who are repeatedly absent _____ work

for no reason will have their wages reduced.

(A) about (B) with (C) at (D) from

14. I always have a big evening meal, but for some

reason I always wake up hungry _____ the middle of

the night. (A) at (B) on (C) in (D) to 

15. The quickest way to get from New York to Chicago

is _____ air.

(A) by (B) on (C) in (D) through

16. Your pay claim has to be approved _____ the

financial comptroller before she can give you any

money. (A) at (B) for (C) to (D) by 

17. The shopping mall has been running a very popular

car valet service _____ two months.

(A) before (B) for (C) since (D) in

18. I was so tired that I slept _____ most of the

movie.

(A) through (B) in (C) between (D) to

19. The manager is on a training course in Denver and

will be back _____ a few days.(A) in (B) at (C) since (D) until

20. Most Americans would rather stay home and

watch TV _____ the evening than go out.

(A) on (B) in (C) at (D) to

Exercise 1 Pronouns and determiners

Complete these sentences with an appropriate pronoun

or determiner (e.g., his, which, there, itself, etc.).

1. The team arrived in Cairo, and from

 ________________ set out across the desert in a

southwesterly direction.

2. Students are allowed to hand in ________________ assignments a few days late if

they ask for permission at least a week in advance.

3. The new laws made ________________ easier to

get a passport and travel abroad.

4. Someone called for you, but you weren't here, so I

told ____________ you would call when you got back.

5. Many playwrights like to act in the plays they have

written. Shakespeare ________________ appeared

in productions of his own works.

6. Most students spend more time on their

assignments than ________________ should.

7. Why did you say that I've missed lots of lessons

this semester? Where did you get ______________

idea? I haven't missed a single one.

8. Greek and Latin are languages from

 ________________ many English words have been

taken or adapted.

9. Someone broke the printer, but _____________

looks like nobody is prepared to accept responsibility.

10. The company carried out research into chemical

fertilizers and ________ effect on the environment.11. The drug works in small quantities, but ________

efficacy is reduced if used too much and too often.

12. ________________ comes a time in everyone's

life when a big decision has to be taken.13. We should give everyone a chance to say what ____think.

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Exercise 3Complete this case study with appropriate wordsand expressions from the box in Exercise 1. Youmay need to change the form of some of the words. 

Bob's problems began during his (1) ________________.His parents got (2) ________________ when hewas young, and neither of his parents wanted to raise

him or his brother and sister, so he was(3) ________________ by a (4) ________________chosen by his parent's social worker. Unfortunately, hisfoster-father was a strict (5) ________________ andoften beat him. Bob rebelled against this strict(6) ________________ and by the time he was eight, hewas already (7) ________________ stealing fromshops and playing truant. By the time he reached (8) ________________ sometime around his thirteenthbirthday, he had already appeared in court several times,charged with (9) ________________. The judgeblamed his foster parents, explaining that childrenneeded (10) ________________ parents and guardians

who would look after them properly. The foster fatherobjected to this, pointing out that Bob's(11) ________________  – his two brothers and sister  – were (12) ________________ children who behavedat home and worked well at school.

Exercise 31. formative years 2. divorced 3. brought up 4. foster family 5.

authoritarian / strict 6. upbringing 7. runningwild 8. adolescence 9. juvenile delinquency 10. responsible 11.

siblings 12. well-adjusted 13. lenient 14. overprotective15. nuclear family 16. single-parent family 17. dependents 18.

extended 

1. on* (note that the date in sentence 1 is spoken 'thesecond of April ' or ' April the second ') 2. by (= no laterthan) 3. since 4. under5. across (around could also be used in this sentence) 6.with 7. to 8. for 9. out (away could also be used in thissentence)10. from 11. on 12. to 13. from 14. in 15. by 16. by 17. for18. through (for and throughout could also be used in thissentence) 19. in 20. in* When we talk about times and dates: on is used fordays and specific dates (on Monday / on September 15 /on Monday September 15 );in is used for months, years, seasons and periods of the

day (in September / in 2005 / in summer / in the evening );at is used for specifictimes (at 7.30 p.m.).

72Exercise 11. there 2. their 3. it 4. them (used when we do notspecify if the caller was male or female) 5. himself 6.they7. that 8. which 9. it 10. their 11. its (do not confuse thepossessive its with it's, which is a contraction of it is orit

has)12.

There13.

that14.

them15.

which16.

itself17. it 18. they 19. those 20. itself  

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